Long Way Home (Dokken album)

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Long Way Home
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 23, 2002
June 21, 2002 (Japan)
Recorded2001–02
Studio Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California,
Cornerstone Studios, Chatsworth, California
Genre Heavy metal [1]
Length50:06
Label CMC International (US)
Sanctuary (Europe)
Universal (Japan)
Producer Don Dokken
Dokken chronology
Live from the Sun
(2000)
Long Way Home
(2002)
Japan Live '95
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Long Way Home is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in the spring of 2002. [2] It is the only Dokken album which features Europe guitarist John Norum and the first featuring bassist Barry Sparks.

Contents

One of the songs on the album, "Heart Full of Soul", is a cover version of the 1965 single by the English rock band The Yardbirds. The song was written by Graham Gouldman of the band 10cc.

As of 2011, Long Way Home has sold 410,000 copies worldwide.[ citation needed ]

Alternate versions of the album cover featured a special lighting effect around the body of the model.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sunless Days" Don Dokken, John Norum, Kelly Keeling 4:20
2."Little Girl"Dokken, Keeling, Mick Brown 3:44
3."Everybody Needs (To Be with Someone)"Dokken, Brown3:15
4."You"Dokken, Norum, Keeling3:47
5."Goodbye My Friend"Dokken4:05
6."Magic Road"Dokken, Norum3:31
7."There Was a Time"Dokken, Keeling3:52
8."Heart Full of Soul" (The Yardbirds cover) Graham Gouldman 2:28
9."Under the Gun"Dokken, Norum, Keeling4:23
10."I've Found"Dokken, Keeling3:43
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Dancin' (The Irish Song)"5:03
12."Only Heaven Knows"3:17
13."Let It Be True"4:38

Personnel

Dokken

Production

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [3] 69

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  2. "Dokken - Long Way Home". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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